New Delhi. Team India is already facing Pakistan in the Asia Cup. Both the teams will meet after 4 years in ODI format. The last time the two teams met in the World Cup, India defeated Pakistan. When the teams of India and Pakistan take to the field, not only the players but also the fans take their breath away. There have been many moments when controversies have erupted during matches and players and spectators have overstepped their bounds. Today we are going to tell you about some such major controversies.
Although India and Pakistan have not had a bilateral series for over a decade, the 80s and 90s saw a lot of cricket between the two teams and many controversies. One such incident happened during India’s tour of Pakistan in 1989-90. In this tour, the third ODI between India and Pakistan was being played in Karachi. Being the month of December, there was a lot of moisture in the wicket and Manoj Prabhakar wreaked havoc on Pakistan with the new ball. He sent powerful batsmen like Salim Malik, Javed Miandad and Ramiz Raja to the pavilion in the first few overs. There were 28 runs on the scoreboard and Pakistan lost 3 wickets.
Pakistani spectators threw stones at the Indian fielders
After this, the spectators started pelting stones at the Indian players who were fielding on the boundary. Miandad also tried to convince the audience but that too could not calm the angry crowd. The police had to fire tear gas. During this match Mohammad Azharuddin was also hit by an iron object and his clothes were also torn. The match was abandoned even after 14 overs.
This led to a similar controversy during India’s tour of Pakistan almost 11 years ago. Then the third and deciding ODI match was played between the two countries in Sahiwal. Pakistan scored 205 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 40 overs. In reply, India scored 183 runs for 2 wickets in 37 overs. It seemed that India would win this match. But, Sarfaraz Nawaz in the 38th over
Anshuman Gaikwad was hit with four consecutive bouncers, but the umpire did not declare a single ball wide. At that time the rules for giving wides to bouncers were not as strict as they are today.
Captain Bedi called the players out
Indian captain Bishan Singh Bedi realized that Pakistan was taking the help of bouncers to win the match. Bedi was so upset by this move by the Pakistani team that he called his batsmen to the dressing room and refused to play further in the match. Pakistan had won.
Aamir Sohail and Venkatesh Prasad fight
Who can forget the war of words between Venkatesh Prasad and Aamir Sohail in the quarter finals of the 1996 World Cup. In that match, Aamir Sohail gave a signal to Prasad by hitting fours. On the next ball, Indian fast bowler Sohail settled the score by bowling and also signaled a return to the pavilion.
In the 2003 World Cup too, there was a clash between Harbhajan and Yusuf
Hardly any cricket lover will forget the India-Pakistan match in the 2003 World Cup. In this match, Sachin Tendulkar played an innings of 98 runs and India registered a great victory over Pakistan. But during this match, a joking conversation between Harbhajan Singh and Mohammad Yusuf escalated into a fight. The story of this controversy was narrated by Harbhaj himself.
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Harbhajan said that during lunch I was sitting at one table and Yusuf-Akhtar was sitting at another table. I used to talk to Akhtar only in Punjabi. Then suddenly Yusuf made a personal comment and also said some things about religion. No one understood that there was a controversy. We both had knives and forks in our hands and we were about to get up from our chairs and hit each other but things calmed down.
Gambhir and Afridi will clash on the field
Gautam Gambhir’s intensity when he was on the field was a sight to behold and what more can be said if against Pakistan. In 2007, the Pakistan team toured India. Then there was a fierce fight between Gautam Gambhir and Shahid Afridi in Kanpur ODI. Gambhir hit Afridi for a four and collided with Afridi while taking 1 run off the second ball. After this, there was a heated argument between the two. Later, the match referee fined both of them heavily.
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Tags: Asia Cup, Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, India Vs Pakistan, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar
First published: August 31, 2023, 14:43 IST